Sarah Rinmicit Garba

Faculty of Law, Plateau State University, Bokkos, Nigeria

sarahringarba@gmail.com

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Research Article Vol. 8, Issue 1

THE NEED TO CRIMINALIZE MARITAL / SPOUSAL RAPE IN NIGERIA

Sarah Rinmicit Garba^*

Marital/Spousal rape in marriage is non‐ consensual sex in which the perpetrator is the victim’s spouse. It is a form of domestic violence which has been condoned or ignored by law and the society at large. The reasons for the reluctance by many countries (especially Nigeria), not to criminalize and prosecute marital rape can be attributed to the ...

DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.pjyex7pl

Jun, 2023 Vol. 8, Issue 1 7 views 2 downloads

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Research Article Vol. 8, Issue 1

HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS ON REMAND IN PRE‐TRIAL DETENTION

Sarah Rinmicit Garba^*

The issue of human rights violations has been at the forefront of most discussions in Nigeria especially in the Correctional Service System. Even though the aim of imprisonment has been to serve as a retribution for offences committed and to serve as a deterrent to others as well as reformation of the offender, investigations have revealed that the...

DOI: 10.68193/jilj.2023.d63tpedh

Jun, 2023 Vol. 8, Issue 1 5 views 3 downloads

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